獣医

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獣	医
じゅう Grade: S	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
獸醫 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) じゅうい [júꜜùì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [(d͡)ʑɨᵝːi]

- Homophones: 戎夷, 戎衣, 重囲, 従位, 絨衣

Noun

獣(じゅう)医(い) • (jūi) ^{←じうい (ziui)^?} (kyūjitai 獸醫)

Clipping of 獣医師 (“veterinarian”).
- 1993 November 15 [Aug 25 1989], Sasaki, Noriko, “○動(どう)物(ぶつ)のお医(い)者(しゃ)さん　登(とう)場(じょう)人(じん)物(ぶつ)紹(しょう)介(かい) [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 2 (fiction), 44th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 6:
  ハムテル（本(ほん)名(みょう)　西(にし)根(ね)公(まさ)輝(き)）
  不(ふ)思(し)議(ぎ)な運(うん)命(めい)に導(みちび)かれて獣(じゅう)医(い)を目(め)指(ざ)す。
  Hamuteru (honmyō Nishine Masaki)
  Fushigi na unmei ni michibikarete jūi o mezasu.
  Hamuteru (real name: Nishine Masaki)
  Destiny has led him to pursue a career in veterinary medicine.
- 1993 November 15 [Aug 25 1989], “○動(どう)物(ぶつ)のお医(い)者(しゃ)さん　登(とう)場(じょう)人(じん)物(ぶつ)紹(しょう)介(かい) [○ The Veterinarian: Character Intro]”, in 動物のお医者さん [The Veterinarian], volume 2 (fiction), 44th edition, Tokyo: Hakusensha, →ISBN, page 7:
  二(に)階(かい)堂(どう)：ハムテルの友(ゆう)人(じん)で獣(じゅう)医(い)の卵(たまご)。だがネズミに弱(こわ)いという弱(じゃく)点(てん)がある。
  Nikaidō: Hamuteru no yūjin de jūi no tamago. Daga nezumi ni kowai to iu jakuten ga aru.
  Nikaidō: Hamuteru’s friend, who’s also a future veterinarian. One of his weaknesses, however, is being frightened of rats and mice.